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Specialist Learning Support Assistant

Specialist Learning Support Assistant

Riverbank Academy

Coventry

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Salary:
Grade 4. Term Time Only. 37 Hours a week Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (4.00 finish Friday)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
2 March 2021

Job overview

Riverbank Academy is a Secondary Broad Spectrum/Generic Special School in Coventry. We have 164 students on role which will be increasing to 176 in September 2020.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative, creative and motivated team.

Riverbank Academy is one of six special schools in the country to have achieved “World Class Schools” Status, in September 2019 we were also one of ten Special Schools in the country to have achieved Platinum Artsmark Status.

Due to the expansion of our school in September 2020 we are looking to appoint a number of learning support assistants to ensure we maintain the outstanding provision and outcomes for our students.

We have excellent internal and external progression pathways for support staff with a strong track record of staff moving into teaching posts and pastoral manager posts.

We pride ourselves on staff development and have an excellent induction programme for staff that have not worked in a Special School setting before but have experience of working in the education field or recently graduated from university.

If you have a passion for working with students with SEND and would describe yourself as a creative, caring and motivated person this role would be well suited to you.

The key areas of this role are:

• To plan and implement agreed interventions with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. Learning programmes may include numeracy, literacy, social skills and other personalised SEN learning programmes

• To deliver programmes of support to smaller groups with minimal supervision.

• To monitor and record the pupil’s responses to learning activities through formal observations and planned recording of achievement and progress

• To use specialist curricular/learning/skills/training to support pupils

Cover lessons in the short term absence of a teacher

• Under the guidance of the school nurse support students in their medical care

• Under the guidance of an identified teacher support in the organisation and development of a specific SEND or subject area

If you require further information.  Mr David Lisowski.  Head Teacher.  dlisowski@riverbankacademy.org.uk

We will shortlist and interview upon application from now up until July 2021.

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+44 24 7645 3121

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